budget airlines

Over the years, airlines have figured out more and more ways to nickel and dime their passengers. So nowadays for every little thing that’s considered more desirable, there’s potentially a …

Back in June, as a way to celebrate its 25th anniversary, JetBlue began its “25 for 25” promotion. If you landed in a total of 15, 20 or 25 unique …

You can love Spirit Airlines or loathe it — but for years, you at least knew what you were getting. Bare-bones flights, ultra-low fares, and plenty of surprise fees if …

Here in the U.S., airlines are relatively generous when it comes to the bags you can bring onto the plane for free. Depending on your airline and ticket, there’s a …

Every travel-related entity out there has written about the upcoming Southwest changes ad nauseam. And to be perfectly honest, we here at Your Mileage May Vary are no exception to …

We’ve had the Ritz-Carlton Credit Card for several years now. One of its most valuable perks is the $300 annual travel credit. But if you’ve never used it before, or …

With a great sigh from passengers across the U.S., Southwest Airlines recently began charging for checked bags. It marked the end of an era in the United States, since they …

Delta Air Lines isn’t known for surprises. For decades, it’s followed the classic hub-and-spoke playbook: flights from smaller cities connect through major hubs like Atlanta or Detroit before heading to …

The internet is full of all sorts of misinformation. Even before ChatGPT and AI went mainstream, there were people who would just make stuff up, put it on the internet …

Spirit Airlines began scheduled service to our home airport, MCO, in 1993. My husband Joe and I moved to Orlando in late 2000. At the time, I looked at what …